ORno of the legacies of the Cholo is to empower their players. In that sense, few like goalkeepers. First Courtois and then Oblak have been, or at least they have seemed, the best goalkeepers in the world under the command of Simeone. Even Moya signed some spectacular numbers in the season section in which he started, before an injury gave way to the Slovenian goal, owner and lord of the rojiblanca goal since that match in the Calderon against him Bayer Leverkusen which was resolved in the penalty shootout.
The data speaks for itself: seven Zamoras (two of Courtois, five of Oblak) at nine Suspenders that Simeone has fully addressed the Athletic, since in 2011-2012 it arrived in the middle of the season. The Athletic has been, with Simeone on the bench, the great wall of Spain and of Europe. And their goalkeepers have taken advantage of this to collect individual titles. Claudio Bravo with the Barcelona in the 14-15 and Courtois with the Real Madrid in 19-20 they are the only two goalkeepers who have managed to ‘swipe’ a Zamora to Simeone.
Oblak achieved an unreachable record
The numbers of goals against him Athletic they have always been outstanding. In 15-16 they were straight from another world. Oblak equaled the record of Liaño That seemed unattainable: 18 goals conceded in 38 days, a coefficient of 0.47 points per game. Interestingly, neither of the, nor Liaño nor to Oblak, that brand served them to proclaim themselves champions of League.
The five mark Zamoras from Oblak is a shared record with Ramallets Y Victor Valdes. The Slovenian is one Zamora to command the historical classification alone. At the club level, the seven Zamoras achieved in the stage of Simeone represent no less than half of those achieved by the Athletic, which adds up to fourteen in its entire history.
But not only Courtois and Oblak they have won individual awards under the command of the Argentine coach. Griezmann has been twice Bronze Ball, Falcao was part of the best eleven world of 2012 (he was also top scorer and MVP of the final of the Europa League and of the European Super Cup) Y Diego Costa it was Zarra Trophy (Spanish top scorer) and Bronze Boot in 2014.
They are the ‘other titles’ of Simeone. A coach who gives the utmost importance to the strength of the group and whose successes have been built on the collective, but who brings out the best in his individual players.
